Media, Communications and Public Speech
2008 Conference of the CMCL–Centre for Media and Communications Law
University of Melbourne Law School
20 – 21 November 2008
Conference Announcement and Call for Papers
Abstracts due 14 August 2008
Plenary Speakers
Kathy Bowrey -
Professor, Faculty of Law, University of NSW
Cherian George -
Assistant Professor, Acting Head of Journalism and Publishing,
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University
Jonathan Griffiths -
Queen Mary, University of London, School of Law
Peter Jaszi - Professor of Law,
Faculty Director, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic, Washington College of Law, American University
Dario Milo -
Partner, Webber Wentzel, South Africa and Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
Katharine Sarikakis -
Director, Centre for International Communications Research, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds
Papers are invited from researchers in law, media studies and related fields. Work is particularly welcome that focuses on interactions of media and communications law or policy and public speech. Such research might engage with:
Content creation, use and re-use
Copyright law, technology and control
Defamation and public debate
Digital worlds and publics
Free speech and media access
Futures of television
Journalism and popular media
Media representations of law
Privacy and publicity
Public interest in law and practice
Public media and public knowledge
Reporting courts
Trademarks and speech
User-generated content
Please submit an abstract of up to 300 words including keywords and a biography of 100 words to law-cmcl@unimelb.edu.au.
Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Media & Arts Law Review. Please indicate if you would like your paper considered for publication.
Call for Papers closes on 14 August 2008.
Registration Form - payment due by 31 October 2008
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